CHRISTMAS SUNDAY, December 26, 2021.
Service Lead by the Worship Committee.
Prelude (Colin Bonneau)
Welcome
Opening Hymn: Joy to the World, VU 59
Opening Prayer;
Praise the Living God! Praise God from the heavens:
Sun and moon and shining stars, praise the Living God!
Praise God’s Holy Name, whose word speaks all things into being, who is present in the expanse of the universe, and in the voices of children.
Praise the Living God, our rescuer and deliverer, whose wonder is found in the heavens and in all creation, who comes in innocence, and with mercy.
O God, our light, our beauty, our rest:
With the appearance of your Son you have brought us into your new creation.
Form us into your people, and root our lives in you; through Christ, the Living Light.
Hymn: Go, Tell It on the Mountain VU 43
Advent Wreath lighting of candles
Reading from Scripture: Isaiah 35:1‒10
Hymn: O Little Town of Bethlehem, VU 64
Story
Reading from Scripture: Isaiah 11:1-9
Hymn: Good King Wenceslas
Story
Reading from Scripture: Isaiah 9: 2-7
Hymn: It Came Upon a Midnight Clear VU 44
Story Center Reading from Scripture: Isaiah 63: 7-9
Hymn: Silent Night, Holy Night VU 97
Story Prayers of the People
The Lord’s Prayer (spoken VU 916)
Invitation and OFFERING Hymn: VU 55 In the Bleak Midwinter VERSE 4
Prayer over offering
Hymn: Infant Holy, Infant Lowly VU 58
Benediction
Postlude (Colin Bonneau)
Today’s prayers were written (or inspired by) the Advent Unwrapped team and Andy O’Neil and adapted by Esther Crews. www.united-church.ca/worship-theme/advent-unwrapped. They are used with permission.
